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When a Chinese company sets up a subsidiary in Japan and applies for a Certificate of Eligibility for 「経営・管理」, is it all right to meet the 30 million yen (3,000万円) capital requirement with a remittance from the parent company?

Foreigners Employment Support Organization (FESO)　／　Published 15 October 2026　／　Supervised by 柳舘亮一行政書士

This article is a translation of the Japanese original. Where the two differ, the Japanese version prevails. Read the Japanese original（日本語版を読む）

Who this article is forAn enquiry about an application for a 経営管理 visa (capital requirement and related points) by an applicant of Chinese nationality.

Answer

Regarding the requirement of capital of at least 30 million yen (3,000万円), it is not a problem if the money is remitted from a company (the parent company) rather than from an account in the applicant's own name, as long as the source of the funds can be proved. As for the requirement to employ full-time staff, the staff must actually be employed at the time of the application for the Certificate of Eligibility, and payment of salary must already have taken place; materials that are only planned, such as an employment contract or a notice of informal job offer, are not enough.

What is this enquiry about?

An enquiry about an application for a 経営管理 visa (capital requirement and related points) by an applicant of Chinese nationality.

Subject: Chinese nationality, 経営管理 application (capital requirement, etc.)
Application type: 在留資格認定証明書交付申請 (Application for Certificate of Eligibility) (経営・管理)
Situation: In October 2025 (2025年10月), a Chinese company (Company A), of which the applicant living in China is the representative director, became the sole promoter and established a joint-stock company (Company B) in Japan with capital of 1 million yen (100万円). The 2 representative directors of Company B are the applicant living in China, and a Japanese collaborator living in Japan who holds a tax accountant qualification. In preparation for the application for 経営・管理, the plan is to remit the equivalent of USD 250,000 (25万ドル) from Company A's account to Company B's account in order to meet the requirement of capital of at least 30 million yen (3,000万円) set out in the 上陸基準省令 (ministerial ordinance on landing criteria).
Questions: (1) Regarding the formation of capital, must the money be remitted from an account in the applicant's own name? If it is remitted from Company A, will it be accepted as lawful capital formation if the following are attached: Company A's certificate of registered matters, materials showing its shareholder composition, and materials proving that the applicant is Company A's representative? (2) Regarding the employment of full-time staff who are Japanese nationals, Special Permanent Residents, or foreign nationals residing under a status of residence listed in 法別表第二, and of full-time staff with Japanese language ability: must they actually be employed, with a record of salary payment, at the time of the application for the Certificate of Eligibility, or are planned materials such as an employment contract or a notice of informal job offer sufficient?

Can the capital requirement be met with a remittance from the parent company (Company A)?

A remittance from the parent company is also fine, as long as the source of the funds can be proved.

It is said that even a remittance from Company A is not a problem as long as the source of the funds can be proved. The money does not have to be remitted from an account in the applicant's own name.

Must full-time staff actually be employed at the time of application?

Staff must actually be employed at the time of the application for the Certificate of Eligibility, and salary payment must already have taken place.

It is said that staff must actually be employed, with a record of salary payment. Planned materials alone, such as an employment contract or a notice of informal job offer, are not enough.

Frequently Asked Questions

Must the remittance of the 30 million yen (3,000万円) capital be made from an account in the applicant's own name?

It need not be limited to an account in the applicant's own name; a remittance from the parent company (Company A) is also said to be fine as long as the source of the funds can be proved.

Is an employment contract or a notice of informal job offer enough for full-time staff at the time of the application for the Certificate of Eligibility?

Planned materials alone are not enough; it is said that staff must actually be employed at the time of the application for the Certificate of Eligibility, with a record of salary payment.

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